The Court Race
How the PA Court System works can be complicated. Let’s get you up on game.
Rotimi Adeoye
Rotimi Adeoye is a Philadelphia-based writer and columnist at The Daily Beast covering history, voting, and constitutional law. Formerly a speechwriter and Capitol Hill aide, he appears on MSNBC and writes for major publications.
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A look at the candidates and how this race pits two competing philosophies against each other.
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The Supreme Court is about to finish what it started in 2013.
What Philadelphia Voters Should Know About the 2025 Supreme Court Race
Retention elections might be one of the most significant “yes” or “no” votes you’ll ever get to make at the polls.
Your Guide to Pennsylvania’s Courts: What’s on the Ballot This November
Judges at all levels impact your everyday life – both personally, professionally, and politically.
Want Your Bus Back on Time? “Balkanize” Pennsylvania
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This is not just a Philly issue—it’s a Pennsylvania one. And the longer Republicans delay, the clearer it becomes that ideology is being placed above the common good.
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AI investments favor Pittsburgh, leaving Philly behind; locals wonder how tech could create union jobs, apprenticeships, and digital equity.
Could a Zohran-Style Uprising Hit the Philly Machine?
Political earthquakes never copy themselves exactly, but the sudden retirement of Congressman Dwight Evans has created conditions that feel eerily familiar to what Democrats recently saw in New York in the primary for mayor.
I Am Shocked at How Cruel Trump's Bill is to Philadelphia
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As Threats Against Democracy Rise, Malcolm Kenyatta Calls For Common-Sense Protection For Legislators
State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta last week introduced a simple bill: allowing every Pennsylvania candidate and office-holder to spend campaign dollars on personal security. The timing was chillingly precise.
Political Violence is Unraveling Our Democracy
Something is breaking. You can feel it in the quiet moments after the news hits.
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Philadelphia stands at a crossroads. Mayor Cherelle Parker’s newly unveiled housing initiative—called H.O.M.E.—is her boldest effort yet to address the city’s affordability crisis.